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Bertie

16 Mins 49 seconds

English

Comedy

Producer: Karen Newman

Director: Garry Crystal

Writer: Garry Crystal

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Neurotic parents Tom and Lisa have moved to what they believe is their dream home, only to have their idyllic lives shattered by Ann, a widow, and Bertie, her pet pug, who not only wakes them at night but awakens them to the afterlife.

Cast:

Alison Steadman, Arthur Darvill & Jemima Rooper

Official Selection:

2018:

Palm Springs International Film Festival & Palm Springs ShortFest, Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, California Independent Film Festival, Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival, Tall Grass Film Festival,

2019:

London Short Film Festival, Pittsburgh Shorts Film Festival, SCAD Savannah Film Festival, The Los Angeles New Filmmakers Festival, Dam Short Film Festival, The Sonoma International Film Festival, Beverly Hills Film Festival, The Cleveland International Film Festival, The Long Beach International Film Festival, The Cordillera International Film Festival, The Lviv Film Festival

2020:

KinoFilm Manchester International Film Festival, Indie-Lincs Film Festival

Winner:

BEST SHORT FILM at The Beverley Hills Film Festival 2018

BEST LOLZ SHORT at SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2019

Honourable mention for “Best Live Action Short" The Cleveland International Film Festival 2019